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we have been hearing from u.s. officials that he is sending out some of his own people to test the waters, looking for a way out. we'll see if that happens. host: good morning republican line. caller: could morning. how're you today? host: we are fine. go ahead with your question. caller: i think i am very proud of what we're doing in the middle east. we're trying to do something that is not from a long time ago. i commend al jazeera for bringing the attacks. i'm disappointed that most of the media in the united states has taken over the israeli government's point of view. i think we need to hear the facts. israel should be welcoming democracy in the middle east more than anybody else. we're tired of fighting. we're tired of the conflict. i do not see any difference in what these people are doing doing with each other overseas whatever religion or nationality, they do not have a problem. i commend to the people and i hope that the people -- commend the people and i hope that the people -- none of the anti-is really
we have been hearing from u.s. officials that he is sending out some of his own people to test the waters, looking for a way out. we'll see if that happens. host: good morning republican line. caller: could morning. how're you today? host: we are fine. go ahead with your question. caller: i think i am very proud of what we're doing in the middle east. we're trying to do something that is not from a long time ago. i commend al jazeera for bringing the attacks. i'm disappointed that most of the...
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if there is a u.s. involvement, a u.s. component in a no-fly zone, will that take assets away from afghanistan? secondarily, how will it and in libya? -- how will it end in libya? >> i would differ all that to the commander of u.s. african command and uconn and others. i would note on the first one that there certainly has been no taking of assets from afghanistan. i have heard nothing about that whatsoever. secretary gates was very clear on the enormous capability that we have in our military. by the way, we're now getting to the one-year deployed, two- years back. that is a function of not just having drawn down our forces in iraq, although that is the biggest. we are down from 165,000 in the peak dead now to the -- in the peak and now to be high- 40,000's. there has been real progress there as well. >> general, want to thank you very much. i hope you and the audience feel that i have been at least adequate representative of you and your questions. we wanted to have a conversation, but we also wanted to bring as many of
if there is a u.s. involvement, a u.s. component in a no-fly zone, will that take assets away from afghanistan? secondarily, how will it and in libya? -- how will it end in libya? >> i would differ all that to the commander of u.s. african command and uconn and others. i would note on the first one that there certainly has been no taking of assets from afghanistan. i have heard nothing about that whatsoever. secretary gates was very clear on the enormous capability that we have in our...
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it is critical that u.s. foreign and national security is part of the debate. we have no one better to discuss these issues and our next speaker. a big welcome for john bolton. -- ambassador john bolton. [applause] >> thank you very much. they a of you for staying here all day. i want to thank steve king where the opportunity to join you today. this has been a fantastic events. you have heard from a lot of fascinating speakers. i would like to turn the discussion to national security. i want to assure you that i am acutely aware that me and thad are the only ones standing between you and well-deserved dinner. national security is absolutely critical as we look toward 2012. the political commentariat like to say it does not affect their lives. it has direct and tangible a facts on our independence, our freedom, on peace and security, the independence we need to preserve our constitution and our sovereignty freedom against foreign economic domination, and peace and security throu protecting ourselves from international terrorism the proliferation of weapons of ma
it is critical that u.s. foreign and national security is part of the debate. we have no one better to discuss these issues and our next speaker. a big welcome for john bolton. -- ambassador john bolton. [applause] >> thank you very much. they a of you for staying here all day. i want to thank steve king where the opportunity to join you today. this has been a fantastic events. you have heard from a lot of fascinating speakers. i would like to turn the discussion to national security. i...
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burgess said u.s. led coalition has been killing taliban militants by the hundreds he said, but there have been no apparent delegate rad agency in their capacity to fight. would you respond to general clap errand general burgess's statements? >> first of all, with respect, i have tried to avoid what might be labeled optimism or pessimism and have tried to provide realism. and i think that the opening statement speaks for itself in terms of expressing what we believe is reality on the ground, with a very significant note of the challenges that lie ahead. there is no question that governmental capacity is an area of in a sense strategic risk as we identify it. in the slides we provided along with the statement, you will see the so-called cloud slides, and i think there's a double thunder bolt coming out of that particular cloud. the reason is that indeed it is very difficult to transition tasks that are currently performed by international organizations or isaf provincial reconstruction teams to afghan i
burgess said u.s. led coalition has been killing taliban militants by the hundreds he said, but there have been no apparent delegate rad agency in their capacity to fight. would you respond to general clap errand general burgess's statements? >> first of all, with respect, i have tried to avoid what might be labeled optimism or pessimism and have tried to provide realism. and i think that the opening statement speaks for itself in terms of expressing what we believe is reality on the...
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u.s. government. this is a essential step in determining the congo future. we are encouraged to watch the elections that are well an transparently admin stirred an conducted in an environment that is conducive to free political expression. the other preoccupation is the area of governance is human rights, and the adequate of state capacity and the existing state forces continue to fuel existing abuses against the civilians. the undertaking of substantial programmatic efforts expanding the 2009 pledge of $17 million assistance to respond to an prevent sexual-based, sexual and gender-based violence. we are supportive of modest, but encouraged developments in a few key areas including the arrest and conviction of handful of high profile alleged abusers and the drc's plans to develop special chambers to prosecute those who committed atrocities, but the situation is one of impunity, and many more positive developments will be required to reverse the trend. the third theme is economic recovery w
u.s. government. this is a essential step in determining the congo future. we are encouraged to watch the elections that are well an transparently admin stirred an conducted in an environment that is conducive to free political expression. the other preoccupation is the area of governance is human rights, and the adequate of state capacity and the existing state forces continue to fuel existing abuses against the civilians. the undertaking of substantial programmatic efforts expanding the 2009...
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if there is a u.s. involvement in a no-fly zone, will they take necessary assets away from afghanistan and how will it end in libya? i place that before you. >> well, actually i'm very tempted to defer all of that to the commander of u.s. african command and ucom and some others. i will just note on the first one that has certainly be no taking of assets from afghanistan and i've heard absolutely nothing about that whatsoever. secretary gates was very clear on the enormous capabilities that we have in our military. by the way, we are now getting to the one-year deployed, two years back, so the one to two years dwell time as well with our services. that is a function of not just having drawn down our forces in iraq. we're down from 165,000 in at the peak to somewhere in the high 40's but also because of the increase of our forces, the restructuring of them, the development of more of the so-called high demand, low density forces and the intelligence communities and so son. so there has been real progress
if there is a u.s. involvement in a no-fly zone, will they take necessary assets away from afghanistan and how will it end in libya? i place that before you. >> well, actually i'm very tempted to defer all of that to the commander of u.s. african command and ucom and some others. i will just note on the first one that has certainly be no taking of assets from afghanistan and i've heard absolutely nothing about that whatsoever. secretary gates was very clear on the enormous capabilities...
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then a house oversight hearing on the u.s. postal service. then, a discussion of the 2012 budget request for the space agency. >> on find more and more the behavior of professional sports owners to be unseemly in the sense that they want hundreds of millions of dollars from their community is yet they don't really participate in the problems of those communities. >> this sunday, sally jenkins on the intersection of sports and public policy. >> this morning, -- talks about the latest unemployment figures and his predictions on job growth this year. then, michael leroy
then a house oversight hearing on the u.s. postal service. then, a discussion of the 2012 budget request for the space agency. >> on find more and more the behavior of professional sports owners to be unseemly in the sense that they want hundreds of millions of dollars from their community is yet they don't really participate in the problems of those communities. >> this sunday, sally jenkins on the intersection of sports and public policy. >> this morning, -- talks about the...
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u.s. citizens. they are entities outside of the country that are obtaining money inappropriately from consumers from the kinds of scams we are talking about this morning. we have full jurisdiction to go after them. we also want to work with partners in other countries, whether they are seeking information about u.s. players affecting their citizens or whether we need their help to go after the people out of the country affecting u.s. citizens. we recently brought a case involving privacy issues with respect to a company that was here in the united states that was affecting united kingdom consumers. we have a pretty good track record of dealing with international issues. it is a huge problem. i am sure there are many people that would lock -- would like to do more. i think the tools that we need to start that kind of activity should be put in place, especially with this act. little bit more hampered because we do not have those relations with international affairs that words very hard in th
u.s. citizens. they are entities outside of the country that are obtaining money inappropriately from consumers from the kinds of scams we are talking about this morning. we have full jurisdiction to go after them. we also want to work with partners in other countries, whether they are seeking information about u.s. players affecting their citizens or whether we need their help to go after the people out of the country affecting u.s. citizens. we recently brought a case involving privacy issues...
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i believe that u.s. administrations, success of the dem croatians democratic and republic have made a big mistake by giving iran no assets to jeopardize. if the united states had been willing to allow iran to have pipelines back in the 1990's, if the united states have been willing to allow conoco to take that deal with iran back in the 1990's, wrong we would have the hostile relationship we have with iran today. should we continue this pattern because of the nuclear issue? if we want to get -- to end the russian no monopoly, if we want afghanistan to be prosperous, i think we do have to end this policy of blocking iran from having pipelines trying to discourage transit trade, you know, the late richard holbrook was so proud of the fact that he had gotten a agreement from pakistan to india. well, there should be routes that go there. it's in everybody's interest. i would refer people to fred star at johns hopkins sites. he's written extensively about the silk road. everybody can belt. turkey can benefit.
i believe that u.s. administrations, success of the dem croatians democratic and republic have made a big mistake by giving iran no assets to jeopardize. if the united states had been willing to allow iran to have pipelines back in the 1990's, if the united states have been willing to allow conoco to take that deal with iran back in the 1990's, wrong we would have the hostile relationship we have with iran today. should we continue this pattern because of the nuclear issue? if we want to get --...
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he is said u.s. veteran. after serving over 12 years on active duty, he'd joined mike george of the george group serving government clients within the department of defense and other federal agencies helping them to eliminate waste and reduce costs. he holds a degree from the university of tennessee and a master's degree in logistics from the air force university on technology. please welcome peter o. rourke. [applause] next, i would like to welcome greg maraudourad with right to work. greg with right to work has been at the forefront of protecting workers from compulsory unionism. it is fortunate we have him here today. please welcome greg mourad. our fourth speaker is david bossie from citizens united, a conservative grass-roots organization with 500,000 members and supporters nationwide. citizens united made history last year with their victory of the supreme court. it reinstated first amendment rights for those previously barred from participating in the political process. this victory and leveled the pla
he is said u.s. veteran. after serving over 12 years on active duty, he'd joined mike george of the george group serving government clients within the department of defense and other federal agencies helping them to eliminate waste and reduce costs. he holds a degree from the university of tennessee and a master's degree in logistics from the air force university on technology. please welcome peter o. rourke. [applause] next, i would like to welcome greg maraudourad with right to work. greg...
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the u.s. economy? in the markets will absolutely devastate us if we do not step up to this problem. the problem is real, the solutions are painful, and we have to act. >> alan, do you want to add to that? >> i would just a -- i know it is repetitive, if you can understand hear what the people of america as we travel around and we do stuff. we go to the business council, we go to the conservative group in dallas, the economic club of new york, and wherever we go, people get it. then we tell them that if they just go to the internet and to go www.fiscalcommision.gov, it is 67 pages. if we leave that out they will never read it. it was not written for patents or politicians or panderers, it was written for the american people. it uses terms like "groing broke" and "shared sacrifice." there has never been any sacrifice required of the american people since world war ii except for our military, and god bless them, and they chose to do it. they are volunteers. so when somebody says, you cannot use t
the u.s. economy? in the markets will absolutely devastate us if we do not step up to this problem. the problem is real, the solutions are painful, and we have to act. >> alan, do you want to add to that? >> i would just a -- i know it is repetitive, if you can understand hear what the people of america as we travel around and we do stuff. we go to the business council, we go to the conservative group in dallas, the economic club of new york, and wherever we go, people get it. then...
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for the u.s. military to properly carry out its mission and maintain readiness and prepare for the future. which brings me to the proposed $70 billion reduction in the defense budget toplines over the next five years. to begin with, this cut is to the rate of the predict growth. the size of the defense budget is still protect did and projected to increase in real inflation adjusted dollars before eventually flattening out of this time. or significantly, efficiencies, reforms that we've undertaken over the past year have made it possible for the department to absorb lower projected growth in the defense budget without sacrificing real military capability. in fact, the savings identified by the services have allowed our military to add some $70 billion to her priority needs a new capabilities. of the $78 billion in proposed reductions to the five-year defense plan, only 10 billion is direct related to military combat capability. for billion of that comes from restructuring the joint strike fighter p
for the u.s. military to properly carry out its mission and maintain readiness and prepare for the future. which brings me to the proposed $70 billion reduction in the defense budget toplines over the next five years. to begin with, this cut is to the rate of the predict growth. the size of the defense budget is still protect did and projected to increase in real inflation adjusted dollars before eventually flattening out of this time. or significantly, efficiencies, reforms that we've...
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host: is there any other major league sports in the u.s. right now that has as par of its agreement a limit or a cap on how much rookies can make? guest: well, the nba has a similar feature. and there are all sorts of ways that you set caps and then there are gimmicks around the cap with signing bonuses and so forth. so even if you look at the labor agreement, when you look at how deals are negotiated there are ways to move around those features. d i think that's the frustration that the owners are bringing to the table. they're essentially sayinsave us from ourselves. we can't say no to a star rookie who is a top five pick and we give the guy 70, $80 million and he is a bust and we're out that money. so players association, why don't you agree to a limit. and the players association says that's your problem that's not our problem. host: next up is green bay, wisconsin, marsha on our line for independents. you're talking with michael leroy, labor industrial relations and law professor from the university of illinois. caller: good morning, c
host: is there any other major league sports in the u.s. right now that has as par of its agreement a limit or a cap on how much rookies can make? guest: well, the nba has a similar feature. and there are all sorts of ways that you set caps and then there are gimmicks around the cap with signing bonuses and so forth. so even if you look at the labor agreement, when you look at how deals are negotiated there are ways to move around those features. d i think that's the frustration that the owners...
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i ask for u.s. protection for the many residents of the camp, many of whom are here today in the audience. they are concerned about their relatives. thank you. >> thank you, madam chairman. when it comes to libya, the united states has led the way in imposing very strict sanctions and preventing the assets from going to be gaddafi family or leadership. we have worked closely with the european union and member countries. they also have many assets from the libyans that they are tracking and freezing. we have passed in an aggressive manner a strong security council resolution on saturday that gives the entire world behind targeted sanctions, humanitarian assistance to. in geneva, i have the opportunity to discuss what more needed to be done. there will be additional announcements coming from other countries and the e.u. united states continues to look at every single lever eat can use against the gaddafi regime. we are aware of his ongoing >> is first and foremost in israel's interest. in addition to
i ask for u.s. protection for the many residents of the camp, many of whom are here today in the audience. they are concerned about their relatives. thank you. >> thank you, madam chairman. when it comes to libya, the united states has led the way in imposing very strict sanctions and preventing the assets from going to be gaddafi family or leadership. we have worked closely with the european union and member countries. they also have many assets from the libyans that they are tracking...
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u.s./brazil relations. the nexte in chile day. the president and first lady end their trip in el salvador. mrs. obama will meet with students to talk about education. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> this weekend on were to the white -- this weekend on wrote to the white house "." -- "road to the white house," herman cain. this sunday at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. eastern and pacific. in the 1960's and 970's, we were working on working america. with the emergence of wall street, new york city became america's gateway to that the economy and has proffered -- has prospered ever since. "q &nday night on c-span's a." >> energy secretary steven chu talked about the department's budget. this portion is one hour, 35 minutes. >> we have provided the japanese government with expertise in a variety of areas. as part of that effort, the department of energy has sent experts to japan. we are positioning response teams in j
u.s./brazil relations. the nexte in chile day. the president and first lady end their trip in el salvador. mrs. obama will meet with students to talk about education. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> this weekend on were to the white -- this weekend on wrote to the white house "." -- "road to the white house," herman cain. this sunday at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. eastern and pacific. in...
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do you feel that u.s. government has done an adequate job learning about islam and how islamic doctrines affect the behavior and community norms of muslims residing in america and how does islamic doctrine and sharia law shape the responsiveness of local u.s. muslim communities to law enforcement efforts that target islamic jihad? >> thank you congressman duncan. it's a wonderful question and as we talked about there are various forms of islam. around the world. sharia means very different things to different muslims. in my home it is a private thing. do i want it in the government? absolutely not. that is the doctrine of the enemy. they want to create an islamic state. there is no concept that that could be a great alive the united states. there are two different lenses through which we see the world. we're allies with other democracies which are secular but one based in sharia would be impossible. this is why i provided a list of scholars in my testimony that are based for the assembly, these scholars ar
do you feel that u.s. government has done an adequate job learning about islam and how islamic doctrines affect the behavior and community norms of muslims residing in america and how does islamic doctrine and sharia law shape the responsiveness of local u.s. muslim communities to law enforcement efforts that target islamic jihad? >> thank you congressman duncan. it's a wonderful question and as we talked about there are various forms of islam. around the world. sharia means very...
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he says the u.s. and others are ready to act. the u.s. joint brazil in condemning human-rights abuses in libya. now we go to the american public transportation association legislative conference. republican and democratic staff members talked about congressional plans for a long- term transportation bill. >> you know me as being the boys of the -- voice of the mta. i was being head of the general contractors for new york. i am looking forward to continuing and bringing a new perspective to the transit world based on my work with the general contractors. today, we are joined by a terrific panel, a group of folks who many of you know after having worked closely with them over the last few years. these people have worked with the previous authorization bills. they have worked with us and listen to us and have had a constructive dialogue. we look forward to hearing from them in terms of where we are going and what to expect and what the dialogue will be in the future. things are, hopefully, going to heat up in the authorization world. that me
he says the u.s. and others are ready to act. the u.s. joint brazil in condemning human-rights abuses in libya. now we go to the american public transportation association legislative conference. republican and democratic staff members talked about congressional plans for a long- term transportation bill. >> you know me as being the boys of the -- voice of the mta. i was being head of the general contractors for new york. i am looking forward to continuing and bringing a new perspective...
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the u.s. postal service. then the president's 2012 budget request for nasa. it is followed by discussions with the crew of the space shuttle discovery. the u.s. postal service is on course to run a deficit of about $6.50 billion in the current fiscal year. this is after an $8.50 billion deficit last year. a subcommittee look at the financial state of the postal service with testimony by the postmaster general, the chair of the postal regulatory commission and the head of the national association of letter carriers. this is one hour, 55 minutes. this is one hour, 55 minutes. >> we will do opening statements from the ranking member and the whole committee. we may have to adjourn for votes in the metal. -- the middle. if we do, we will adjourn and continue. i will continue with my statements. the demand for first-class mail continues to decline. competition and benefit costs continue to account for approximately 80% of the postal service's operating expenses. they lack the necessary funds to fund
the u.s. postal service. then the president's 2012 budget request for nasa. it is followed by discussions with the crew of the space shuttle discovery. the u.s. postal service is on course to run a deficit of about $6.50 billion in the current fiscal year. this is after an $8.50 billion deficit last year. a subcommittee look at the financial state of the postal service with testimony by the postmaster general, the chair of the postal regulatory commission and the head of the national...
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the u.s. on one side and the soviet union on the other side. when every issue we knew what the sides were. they never changed. it was the u.s. great britain, france and our allies over here, the soviet union and her allies over there, whether it was straight to my international conflict whatever it was. blinds were drawn. today on every issue they have to build a new coalition. you have to go out and beg your friends quite often to be part of it. it is not an easy world. it is much more complicated than it was then when the soviet union was the soviet union. and that is uncertainty. that turmoil that lack of stability seems to be part of the process not only internationally, but within our own country. it doesn't mean that we have not had economic turmoil before. we seem to be going through it now and with a lot of unrest. what i would like to do tonight is talk to you a little bit about the economy, a little bit about energy because it is a very important part of what we are seeing on televis
the u.s. on one side and the soviet union on the other side. when every issue we knew what the sides were. they never changed. it was the u.s. great britain, france and our allies over here, the soviet union and her allies over there, whether it was straight to my international conflict whatever it was. blinds were drawn. today on every issue they have to build a new coalition. you have to go out and beg your friends quite often to be part of it. it is not an easy world. it is much more...